Art Supplementary Materials??

Applying to College
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<p>I'm applying to a few Ivys, and on all of their websites, it says people should only submit artwork if they show "unusual talent." What does unusual talent mean? I've taken private art lessons since I was 7 and I take AP art, but I don't know if my pieces qualify as "unusual talent."</p>

<p>Can anyone clarify what level of artwork these schools are looking for?</p>

<p>Just for a reference (*I didn't paint this), the TYPE of art I do is like this:
<a href="http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/53014/53014,1247971555,2/stock-photo-an-original-watercolor-painting-of-saskatchewan-s-provincial-flower-the-tiger-lily-33873397.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/53014/53014,1247971555,2/stock-photo-an-original-watercolor-painting-of-saskatchewan-s-provincial-flower-the-tiger-lily-33873397.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Would work like this be "worthy" enough to submit?</p>

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<p>If you think it would help, go for it! I personally think you should, since that painting looks pretty darn good…and if you can paint something similar, why not show them what you can do?</p>

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<p>I don’t think that all Ivys discourage art supplements, but Harvard and Yale do. Daughter applied to Penn ED and submitted an art (music) supplement. For music, the conventional wisdom seems to be that you should be able to play well enough to be competitive at the state level, perhaps by making the state honor orchestra. The way I look at it is that it is so difficult to get into these schools that you have to do everything possible to try and stand out. So, I would personally error on the side of submitting rather then not submitting.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input, both of you! I’ll be submitting my pieces then :)</p>